Illinois law
Product Liability Laws in Illinois.
Illinois product-liability law applies strict liability to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of defective products under the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in Suvada v. White Motor Co., 32 Ill. 2d 612 (1965), alongside parallel negligence and breach-of-warranty theories. Illinois applies a 2-year personal-injury limitation and a 10/12-year statute of repose on most product-liability claims.
Last verified: 2026-04-17
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Statute of Limitations
Illinois product-liability claims are generally subject to a 2-year discovery-based limitation, with a 10- or 12-year statute of repose depending on the theory and type of product.
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Key Illinois Statutes
Illinois’s product-liability limitations statute sets the discovery-based limitations period and outer repose period for most product-liability actions.
Illinois adopted strict product liability in Suvada, applying it to anyone in the chain of distribution of a defective product.
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